Without You Here By The Goo Goo Dolls Novels & Stories

Amelia suddenly felt drawn toward the room next to the living room that was always locked. She hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open and walking in. The room wasn't huge, but it was very neatly kept. There was a bookshelf leaning against the wall. Instead of books, many little trinkets were on display: a chipped ceramic bunny that she won from an arcade in her university days. She accidentally dropped it and she forgot where she threw it. A yellowed notebook filled with her doodles. There was a doodle of two little people, labelled Mr. Zephyr and Mrs. Zephyr.

A group of people immediately rushed over. The building was eight stories high, with no safety barriers. Dad had died on the spot. And I smiled. Finally, the day had come.

There was a certain magnetism and conundrum to it. After a few minutes of twiddling and turning knobs on the amps, a different band started playing a familiar tune. Johnny Rzeznik appeared from the back of the stage, making the crowd go wild again. The Goo Goo Dolls started to play Name. How apt, Jesse thought. And as if on queue, heavy rain started pouring. The audience went all the more crazier. They moved to the rhythm of the guitar and the beat of the drums. They joined as Johnny sang the words to their hit song.

Listen to the song- Without You, by Air Supply. https://open.spotify.com/track/0aW5JH6RnfTv5cGvPS3cca?si=hC8n4kh_Qk-UiuAMptN1tQ&context=spotify%3Astation%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1DXc3KygMa1OE7 Layla (A few days later )

Your work stood out, keep going. No name. No initials. No hint of who had left it there. Ava stared at it for a moment, lips parting slightly. Her fingers brushed over the paper like it might explain itself if she looked long enough. She glanced around, but the floor was still mostly empty. Just Nelson a few desks away, already buried in his screen. “Hey, Nelson,” she said, holding up the note. “Did you…?” He pulled off one earbud. “Huh?”

Why’s everyone quiet? A new message chimed in. A painting girl fell from the sky: [Samuel, are you serious? Natalie can’t hold a candle to Shantal. Ullysis’s blind, he threw away a pearl for a cheap imitation. I’ll be waiting for the day he begs for a second chance.] Samuel shot back, half-joking, [Sam, better not say that. Ullysis will lose his mind when he sees this.] But Ullysis wasn’t reading anymore.

You’ve never withheld your love cause you know that it leads me back to you. Find me, cause I get lost sometimes. Find me, find me In the dead ends of mind cause I get lost sometimes.” In the middle of our dancing, something dripped on my face that came from above and eventually turned into heavy rain. We didn’t say a thing. None of us left, we just stayed steady. We could hardly hear the music. The heavy rain served as a backdrop to our music, and we continued to dance unaffected. ---------

Prologue: Cassy's Perspective I was sitting alone in the middle of the night, in a place where no one could see me nor touch me. The place was full of random trees behind me, and down my feet was an escarpment. "Hmmm! Hmmm! Hmmm! " I was humming my favorite song entitled "I will be here," as I moved my feet, wiggling them back and forth while waiting for him, but I didn't know how much longer I have in this world, it might be too late for him to be in here, and to be honest he might not come. Then reckless tears knocked over out of my gapes. I silently dried my tears, and then a flower caught my eyes, I tried to touch the beautiful rose that was grown on the ground, but I couldn't touch it a

I told him as I looked at the shelves to see if I wanted anything else from here. Nope! All done! “You didn’t answer my question.” Hunter sighed as he followed me to the checkout line. “I’m here to buy my Friday night buddies.” I told him, showing him a packet of gummy bears. “You’re not going to the party at Kaylee’s house?” He frowned as he looked at the packet in my hand. Maybe I was right… Maybe he is just low on sugar like me… “To do what? To stare at the girl who has been bullying me for years and is now breaking my old best friend’s heart partying all night? No thanks!” I rolled my eyes.

Grace I plopped down on my bed after kicking off my heels. I groaned, staring at the ceiling. Why can't things go my way for once? Another day wasted. If I don't pay tomorrow, then I won't have a place to live! God please help me! I beg you! I got up and changed out of the dress. My stomach growled, making me glare at it. Moving towards my kitchen, I grabbed an instant noodles packet from the cabinet and started boiling it. After having my so-called dinner, I succumbed to sleep.